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Counterpoint. I won't use a keyboard without one. I use a mechanical keyboard with a trackpoint. Not having a trackpoint means that I don't even have to think a

by hyperion2010 5y ago

Counterpoint. I won't use a keyboard without one. I use a mechanical keyboard with a trackpoint. Not having a trackpoint means that I don't even have to think about whether I will buy a laptop, I already know that I won't. Touchpads have gotten better, but nothing beats the nub. That being said, every laptop I have ever owned has had a trackpoint, so I'm a definitely biased.

bigpeopleareold 5y ago
When I am on any laptop, the first impulse for me has always been to reach for the TrackPoint. I always get disoriented for a moment when it isn't on a laptop keyboard. I take the device for granted :) I really really do hope framework will add a trackpoint option in the future. I would hate to unlearn this comfortable feature now.
chx 5y ago
> I use a mechanical keyboard with a trackpoint. Not having a trackpoint means that I don't even have to think about whether I will buy a laptop, I already know that I won't. Same here. TEX Shinobi?
- hyperion2010 5y ago
  Yep.
  - rlonstein 5y ago
    :) We are legion
fouric 5y ago
Did you build that keyboard yourself, or buy it pre-made? If the former, where did you get the trackpoint? I have a Dactyl-Manuform that is nearly perfect, modulo the trackpoint (and wireless, better firmware than QMK, and a few other things), and I'm looking for one that I can use without cannibalizing an innocent thinkpad keyboard.
- hyperion2010 5y ago
  I started out building my own (story for another account) but now that TEX makes the Shinobi [0] it is my daily driver. There are some split mechs that have been modded [1,2] which are closer the Dactyl, but that would definitely be a custom job. 0. https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi 1. https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/hz8flk/ergonomic_split_keyboard_with_trackpoint/ https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/hz8flk/ergonomic_... 2. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=82599.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=82599.0

bigpeopleareold 5y ago

When I am on any laptop, the first impulse for me has always been to reach for the TrackPoint. I always get disoriented for a moment when it isn't on a laptop keyboard. I take the device for granted :) I really really do hope framework will add a trackpoint option in the future. I would hate to unlearn this comfortable feature now.

chx 5y ago

> I use a mechanical keyboard with a trackpoint. Not having a trackpoint means that I don't even have to think about whether I will buy a laptop, I already know that I won't. Same here. TEX Shinobi?

hyperion2010 5y ago
Yep.
- rlonstein 5y ago
  :) We are legion

fouric 5y ago

Did you build that keyboard yourself, or buy it pre-made? If the former, where did you get the trackpoint? I have a Dactyl-Manuform that is nearly perfect, modulo the trackpoint (and wireless, better firmware than QMK, and a few other things), and I'm looking for one that I can use without cannibalizing an innocent thinkpad keyboard.

hyperion2010 5y ago
I started out building my own (story for another account) but now that TEX makes the Shinobi [0] it is my daily driver. There are some split mechs that have been modded [1,2] which are closer the Dactyl, but that would definitely be a custom job. 0. https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi https://tex.com.tw/products/shinobi 1. https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/hz8flk/ergonomic_split_keyboard_with_trackpoint/ https://www.reddit.com/r/thinkpad/comments/hz8flk/ergonomic_... 2. https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=82599.0 https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=82599.0